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KatherineHawkins @krhawkins.bsky.social · 1h

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Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 1h

And he can’t remember anything?
“Trump couldn’t have been friendlier, telling me it was fantastic that I was there. “Do you like kids?” he asked. “Do you babysit at all?”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/v...

Virginia Giuffre’s Memoir Reveals How Ghislaine Maxwell Found the Teen at Mar-a-Lago and Sent Her to Jeffrey Epstein

Before she died by suicide earlier this year, Virginia Giuffre wrote Nobody’s Girl, a devastating memoir of her abuse, including at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein. This excerpt is her account of meeting...

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 1h

TrumpShutdown. Quad split
#TrumpSinksUSEconomy
#TrumpSinksTinyBoats
#TrumpEnrichesThrone
#TrumpEpsteinEmbrace

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1h

Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi

Science tells us that foetuses develop in the uterus, rather than the placenta – but the US health secretary has a different take. Why are Republicans so clueless about women’s bodies, asks Arwa Mahdawi

www.theguardian.com

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 2h

Jerusalem Post- IDF confirms that the remains of the fourth body returned do not belong to a hostage. www.jpost.com/israel-news/art...

Remains of deceased hostages identified | The Jerusalem Post

The remains were identified at Abu Kabir Forensic Institute.

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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 9h

The order takes affect Wednesday and bars the civil arrest of any “party, witness, or potential witness” while going to, remaining at or returning from court proceedings inside the courthouse or its parking lots, sidewalks or entryways.

Judicial warrants can still be served.

Top Cook County judge bars civil arrests at courthouses, citing chilling effect

The Cook County public defender’s office and legal aid organizations had sought the move, saying they had clients who were avoiding court out of fear of being detained by federal immigration authoriti...

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 9h

But not for a #regime

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 13h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 12h

ICE is out of control in Chicago and lying about all of it.

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 12h

Two dozen masked ICE Federal Secret Police, who are kitted out like they are going to war, kidnap a local and brutalize the community.

Toward the end of the video, they throw a gas cannister that almost hits a baby. 😟

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 12h

www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-...

CDC Firings Are ‘Intentional Attack on the American People,’ Ex-Employees Say

A quarter of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff is gone after the Trump administration’s latest reductions in force and earlier layoffs

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11h

After signing up for self-deportation, Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved to an unfinished basement. But DHS never sent them the promised plane tickets.

Now they worry about surviving winter. Weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to pay rent.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4ohnDm6

Article excerpt: Emily said she made clear the family didn’t have Venezuelan passports but was told that wouldn’t be a problem; the U.S. government would procure any necessary documents for them. They said the operator gave them an Aug. 1 departure date and told them to expect their plane tickets by email.

Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved with their children to Columbus, Ohio, where Deybis’ nephew let them stay in his unfinished basement apartment until their departure. The plane tickets never came.

Then the nephew was detained in a traffic stop and deported. Panicked, Emily and Deybis said they called the toll-free number again and again, leaving messages that went unanswered. Emily submitted a new application and sent more emails.

Article excerpt: ...They found travel agencies that offer to procure travel documents at a cost but said they were told the Venezuelan government requires an arrival date and proof that plane tickets have been purchased. Emily and Deybis can’t afford them.

“Thank you so much for your patience and we understand your frustration,” they heard back in another email. “Wait for new instructions from DHS.”

As they wait, they worry about how they’ll survive when winter comes. Most days, Deybis visits local food pantries and looks for discarded items in alleys and on street corners that they can resell. A few weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to help pay the rent.

“We’d rather be in Venezuela with our family than suffer here,” he said.

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 17h

Rock Out Natural Attraction. #TACO
Trump threatens to pull support for Argentina if its politics don't align with US
“The Trump-Milei bromance has already paid off for Argentina — most recently, to the tune of a $20 billion bailout”
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 19h

Politico - Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 21h

#zucksucks Surprised?

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h

🚨BREAKING: 3rd Circuit DENIES Republican Party petition to rehear critical voting rights case involving Pennsylvania’s date requirement for mail-in ballots.

A BIG VICTORY for the DSCC, DCCC, AFT of Pa. and the voters of Pennsylvania. Proud on my ELG team. www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...

🚨 Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections

Learn more here.

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 23h

Even as the hostages were released on Monday, there were images of armed fighters in parts of Gaza, an apparent attempt by Hamas to reassert its authority.”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23h

Compare Donald Trump with Kissinger and you’ll be lost. But Taylor Swift? That’s more like it | Marina Hyde

As he conducts the symphony of applause for his peace deal, the key to understanding him is this: he’s not a politician, not even close – he’s a star, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

"There's going to have to be a change of leadership..."

Sir Mark Lyall Grant, who served as UK ambassador to the UN, says he can't see how President Trump's Gaza peace plan can "get to the final stage" under the current Israeli or Palestinian leadership.

#Newsnight

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 1d

More economic stimulus for ailing airports, transit systems, media outlets.
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ICE spends millions on ads to recruit police for mass deportation efforts

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on TV recruitment ads targeting officers frustrated by local restrictions on immigration enforcement.

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 1d

Airports first, transit systems next, to refuse to air/post the bounty-hunter hiring blitz?
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

This is exactly right: it's real violence, but a performance at the same time

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

Inside the hell of Alligator Alcatraz

Despite shocking conditions and rampant “psychological warfare,” copycats are popping up around the country.

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steveroonie.bsky.social @steveroonie.bsky.social · 1d

I was reading a couple of days ago that if Netanyahu sets foot in Europe he's likely to be arrested on an ICC warrant for his crimes.
Now it seems as if he can't even pop across and visit the neighbours.

Trump plan to invite Netanyahu to Gaza summit aborted after Erdoğan warning

Turkish president threatens to pull out of Sharm el-Sheikh conference unless Israeli PM’s attendance ruled out

www.theguardian.com

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Xander vs. The 21st Century @futurexander.bsky.social · 1d

A ceasefire in Gaza emerges as Trump and Netanyahu express diverging visions for peace. This moment, though hopeful, reveals the fragility of alliances and the dangers of superficial solutions. True reconciliation demands accountability and respect for lives lost, not mere political maneuvering.

Ceasefire in Gaza: Trump and Netanyahu's differing views on peace going forward

President Donald Trump has declared Israel's war with Hamas over and sees the ceasefire as a chance for lasting peace in the Middle East.

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WIRED @wired.com · 1d

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted. www.wired.com/story/satell...

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.

www.wired.com

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